Dr. Debabrata Panda

Assistant Professor, Department of Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural ResourcesCentral University of Odisha, Koraput, Odisha, IndiaMob: 91-9437511187; Email: dpanda80@gmail.com / dpanda@cuo.ac.inORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8019-3062Web of Science Researcher ID: K-3369-2019 ; Scopus Author ID: 7102938170You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV7lr9mklyia4ODhSU08p0w?view_as=subscriberGoogle Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=X9wFsAIAAAAJ&hl=en 

Qualification: MSc., MPhil., Ph.D. (Botany), NET

About me

Dr. Panda, is currently working as Senior Assistant Professor at Department of Biodiversity and Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, India. His main areas of research interest include Abiotic stress tolerance in plants, Agrobiodiversity, Underutilized plant species and wild crops. He did MSc., MPhil. and PhD in Botany from Utkal University of Orissa. He has also served as the Scientist-B in Botany at Rubber Research Institute of India (Rubber Board) at Meghalaya. In more than 16 years of teaching and research career, Dr. Panda has to his credit 89 Research Publications (including 6 books) and supervised 3 Ph. D. and 8 M. Phil. Students. He is recipient of young scientist award by Orissa Botanical Society and Best Article Award from International Rice Research Institute, Manila, Phillipines.

Work Experience

  1. Assistant Professor at Department of Biodiversity & Conservation of Natural Resources, Central University of Odisha, Koraput-764020, Odisha, India from 21.05.2012 to preset...
  2. Scientist-B at Rubber Research Institute of India (Rubber Board), Kerala, India from 01.12.2010 - 17.05.2012 

Projects

1. Science and Technology Department, Govt of Odisha funded project entitled ‘Molecular characterization of selected indigenous rice landraces of Jeypore tract of Odisha in relation to drought stress tolerance’ completed in March 2022.

2. Science and Technology Department, Govt of Odisha funded project entitled ‘Metabolite Profiling and Bioprospecting of Underutilized Wild Yams (Dioscorea spp.) used by Tribals of Koraput, Odisha’ started during December 2022.

3. Science and Technology Department, Govt of Odisha funded Collaborative Research Project in Biotechnology entitled Molecular Profiling of Indigenous Finger millet Genotypes of Northern Eastern Ghats region in Southern Odisha for Nutritional traits and Climate resilience started during Septemeber 2023.


Research Area

  1.  Molecular mechanism of abiotic stress tolerance in Rice.
  2. Assessment of Underutilized Crops.
  3. Biodiversity assessment of floral groups.
  4. Phytoremediation.

Teaching Specialization

  1. Plant Biochemistry
  2. Stress Physiology
  3. Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics
  4. Biotechnology

Recent Publications (2022-23)

1.   D. Panda, A, Panda B. Bhoi, K. Lenka (2023) Genotypic variability of drought-tolerance responses in underutilized indigenous finger millet genotypes. Plant Physiology Report. 28: 362–377.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-023-00742-8. (Springer, IF: 1.400; ISSN 2662-253X).

2.   D. Panda, B. Padhan, M. Nanda, A. Sahu, J. K. Nayak (2023) Blending neglected and underutilised wild yam tubers from forest to functional food. Food and Humanity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2023.09.030. (Elsevier ISSN: 2949-8244).

3.   S. K. Padhi, A. Sahoo, D. Panda (2023) Nutritional and nutraceutical variability in neglected Niger (Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass.) accessions from Eastern Ghats of India. Oil Crop Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocsci.2023.09.001. (Elsevier ISSN: 2096-2428).

4.   D. Panda, R. K. Behera, P.K. Behera, S. K. Padhi J. K. Nayak (2023). Nutritional and Nutraceutical Potential of Underutilized Wild Flowers used by Tribal People of Koraput for Health Benefit. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. B Biol. Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40011-023-01520-0. (Springer, ISSN 0369-8211, IF: 0.396).

5.   P. K. Behera and D. Panda (2023). Germplasm resources, genes and perspective for aromatic rice. Rice Science 30(4): 294-305. (Elsevier IF: 4.412 ISSN: 1672-6308).

6.   D. Panda and P. K. Behera (2023) Folk Rice Landraces from Koraput Valley of Eastern Ghats of India Improving Tribal Food and Nutritional Security. Science and Culture 89 (9–10): 364-367, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36094/sc.v89.2023.

7.   S.K. Palita, D. Panda and J.K. Nayak (2023) Indigenous communities and Biodiversity Conservation: and Indian Perspective. Science and Culture 89 (9–10): 347-356, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36094/sc.v89.2023.

8.   D. Panda, S.K. Barik, S.K. Padhi, J.K. Nayak (2023) Nutritional and nutraceutical potential of underutilized wild edible fruits used by tribal people of Koraput, India for health benefit. Science and Culture 89: 218-223, https://doi.org/10.36094/sc.

9.   J.K. Nayak, J. R. Patnaik and D. Panda (2023) Plant Resources used for Tooth Brushing and Dental Care by the Paraja and the Gadaba Tribes of Koraput District, Odisha, India. Science and Culture 89: 357-363, DOI: https://doi.org/10.36094/sc.v89.2023.

10.P.K. Behera, V. Kumar, S. S. Sharma, S.K. Lenka, D. Panda (2023) Genotypic diversity and abiotic stress response profiling of short-grain aromatic landraces of rice (Oryza sativa L. Indica). Current Plant Biology 33 (2023) 100269 (Elsevier IF: 3.26; ISSN 2214-6628).  doi.org/10.1016/j.cpb.2022.100269.

11.U. Chandra, K. Mydin, R. P. Singh, and D. Panda (2023). Wintering, refoliation and flowering pattern of different Hevea clones in Garo hills of Meghalaya. Rubber Science, 36(1): 88-95. (ISSN -2454-4841, Rubber Board).

12.D. Panda., Panda, A., Prajapati, H., K. Lenka (2022) Genetic variability of panicle architecture and nutritional parameters in indigenous finger millet genotypes from Koraput, Eastern Ghats of India. Cereal Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-022-00345-3 (Springer, ISSN 0133-3720, IF: 1.240).

13.B. Pradhan, D. Panda, S. K. Bishi, K. Chakraborty, S. K. Muthusamy, S. K. Lenka (2022). Progress and prospects of C4 trait engineering in plants. Plant Biology (Wiley Online; ISSN: 1438-8677; IF: 3.877) doi:10.1111/plb.13446

14.D. Panda, P. K. Behera, S. Mishra and B. Mishra (2022). Differential drought tolerance responses in short-grain aromatic rice germplasms from Koraput valley of Eastern Ghats of India. Plant Physiology Reports. 27: 119-131. (Springer, ISSN 2662-253X)

15.D. Panda, P. K. Behera and S.S. Mishra (2021). Drought Tolerance in Rice: Focus on Recent Mechanisms and Approaches. Rice Science 28(2): 119-132. (Elsevier IF: 4.412 ISSN: 1672-6308).


Awards/ Honours/ Fellowship

  1. Research Excellence Award -2021 from InSc, Bangalore.
  2. Best article award in the Celebration of International year of rice-2004, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), The Philippines.- 2004.
  3. Young Scientist award by Orissa Botanical Society in 30th Annual conference of Orissa Botanical Society – 2005, India.
  4. Best Poster award In National seminar on Molecular approaches for crop improvement, NDUA&T, Faizabad in 2007.
  5.  Best Paper presentation award In National seminar on Environmental stress impact on plants” Utkal University, Bhubaneswar-2010.
  6. Best Poster award In National Conference on Farmers First for Conservation of Soil and water Resources, Sunabeda, Odisha during February 6-8th, 2019.
  7. Paper presentation Award In 42nd Annual Conference of Orissa Botanical Society, Bhubaneswar during 20-21st January 2018.
  8. Poster Award In National Conference on Emerging Trends in Plant Science Research, Ravenshaw University, Odisha during 01-03 March 2020.
  9. DBT- Postdoctoral Fellowship from Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India in February 2008.
  10. Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in Life Sciences for Lectureship conducted by CSIR/UGC, New Delhi on June 2003.
  11. Qualified ARS-NET for Assistant Professorship in Plant Physiology conducted by ICAR, New Delhi on may 2008.
  12. Qualified ARS-NET for Assistant Professor in Plant Science conducted by ICAR, New Delhi in 2010.
  13. Best Botany Honours graduate of Bhadrak College under F.M. University in the year 2000.

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